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In recognition of the City of Albemarle’s rich history, the city’s historic marker program has expanded with new locations downtown and in Albemarle’s Kingville community.
The City of Albemarle’s Planning and Development Department led a collaboration with the Stanly County Historical Society and Stanly Avengers Inc. to add markers honoring people and places of historic significance:
Downtown
• Former U.S. Post Office & Police Station – 203 N. Second St.
• Fitzgerald Building/Roses 5 & 10 – 151 W. Main St.
• Morgan Motor Company Building – 304-310 E. Main St.
• Hearne Building – 122-126 N. Second St.
• Morrow Brothers & Heath Company Store – 115 W. South St.
• The Big Store – 103 N. First St.
Kingville
• Kingville Community
• Kingville Park
• William Henry Wall
• Kingville High School/E.E. Waddell Center
• Elks Lodge & Sports Club
Each historic marker features a brief narrative about the location. Historian Lewis Bramlett and Stanly Avengers Inc.’s Dion Brooks verified the accuracy of the information presented.
Markers also include a QR code that visitors can scan with a smartphone to access a web-based story map offering more details about the site and other historic locations in Albemarle.
The City of Albemarle’s Public Works Division completed the installation of the markers.
In the first phase of the program, markers were placed at 10 locations:
• Alameda Theatre – 147 N. Second St.
• Courthouse Park- Corner of Main Street and Second Street (site of former first jail and second courthouse).
• Stanly County Public Library (site of former two former jails) – 133 E. Main St.
• Stanly County Courthouse (former site of Freeman Hotel, Stagecoach Stop, Central Hotel, Bivens Cabinet Shop) – 201 S. Second St.
• Starnes – Parker Building/Opera House – 127 W. Main St.
• Maralise Hotel (Demolished) – 213 W. Main St. (Currently parking lot next to Badin Brew at 124 S. First St.)
• Albemarle Hotel – 197 N. Second St.
• Ogden and Elizabeth King House – 200 S. Second St.
• Isaiah & Ellen Snuggs House -112 N. Third St.
• Freeman Marks House -112 N. Third St.